Planter.



C. R. DAVIS.

PLANTBR.

APPLICATION FILED we. 2, 1911.

1,073,405. Patented Sept. 16,1913.

CHARLES Rom. 'IDAVIS,O F 1VIRLINTON,WEST VIRGINIA.

PLANTER.

ToaZZ whom it may concern; 7 l

Be it known that I, CHARLE'S' Bonner DAVIS, a citizen of "the United States, residing at Marlintomin the'county ot Pocahontas and State of Vest Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Planters; and Ijdoliereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descripti n of the invention, su'ch will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to planters and more particularly to hand operated planters.

An object of the invention is to provide a planter having seed receptacles and pi'votedf'planting jaws below "said receptacles; and handles above said receptacles for feeding the grain from the receptacles to the jaws and for separating the jaws to plant the seeds. j i

Another object is to use and, cheap to manufacture. j

Other objects and] advantages will be hereinafter set forth and specification andclaim,

In the accompanying drawings which are made part of this application, Figure isa side, elevational 'vlew, some of the parts being broken awayafid others shown in sect on; Flg; 21s a cross secm naijview on the line f22 of Fig. "1,;lo0k1ng'1nthe directlon of the arrow, and, Fig. 3 isa cross sectional view on the line"33 of Fig.1, lool'cing in the direction of the arrow.

Referring'to the drawings which siinilar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1'

indicates the hoppers, which are carried outwardly of and secured tothe sides 2, to

the upper ends of whi h are secured the oppositely directed, handles secureau m the inner side of each side pieee 2 and at the lower end thereof is a jaw i, the lower projecting portions of'said jaws being bent slightly outwardly, in 'order'that they may be in parallel planes when in closed po-si-- tion. To theopposite vertieal edges-er jone of the sides 2 are secured the plates 5, which i are narrower at their lower ends and wider at their upper ends. The free edges of these plates 5 are pivotally secured to the vertical edges of the other side 2, by means of the Specification of Letters Patent.

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provide a planter of this character, which will be of novel form and operation and simple in construction, and, another obje'ctis'to provide a planter of this character, which will be eflective in pointed out in the;

PatentedSept. 16,1913.

Applicationfi1ei1August 2, 1911. Sena-1m. 641,994.

pivot bolt 6 passing through these plates Suitable nails 7 or other securing means may be employed for readily securing the plates 5 to the side 2 by v which they are carried. p

4 Each hopper lis provided with a slanting bottom 8 slanting downwardly toward the adjacent side 2 of the planterand ending a short distance therefrom, said slantin'g bottom meeting with the horizontal partitio-n 9, which is positioned a short distance above the bottom 10 ofthe hopper. Working between the bottom 10 and the partition 9, is the feed slide 11, which is provided with "the feed opening 12, which is at tiin'es brought beneath the space between the side 2 and the junction of the slanting bottom 8 ande the partition 9 to receive a predetermlned quantity of thecontents of the-hopper and feed the same to the jaws 4 of the planter when the opening 12 is again returned to its position between the sides2 and the plates 5, as will be understood." It will be understood that the slides 11 are arrrwLa'nd' that the pening tlrough the cm 3' cOi'resphncls in width to the wilt] of the vertical feed opening 12-. It Win 1 also be noted that the slanting bottom 8 is continued from its junction with the partition 9 toward the side 2 of the planter and connected therewith, said continued portion being in alineinent with the partition 9 and the opening 8" being within this horizontal portion of the bottom 8.

f The quantity of grain entering the feed opening 12 of each slide 11 may be governed by the quantity regulating plate 13,

wh'ichis slidably adjustable with a suitable recess 14: in the upper surface of the slide bar 11 and adjacent the opening 12, one end of a plate 13 projecting across the upper portion of said feed opening and the plate being secured in adjusted position by suitable adjusting screws 15, passing throhgh a slot therein and into the bar 11. The endof the bar 11 adjacent the feed opening 12 normally rests beneath the openi'ng 8 and between the bottom 10 and the partition 9 of the hopper, while the oppositfe 'end' of the bar 11 is pivoted by means e? the pivot pin 16 between the ears 2 carried upon the inner side of the opposite side 2 of the planter.

The upper open end of each hopper 1 is closed by means of the hinged cover 17,

' to its inner face is the curved spreader 19,

which is secured at its upper edge to the side 2 in any preferred manner and is flared out-: wardly and downwardly, the center of the lower edge thereof being about midway of 'the sides 2 and near the pivotal connection of the plates 5 with the pivoted side 2. This spreader. will serve to' spread the charge 'from the hopper carried by the same side 2 as the spreader and mix the same with the grain or other charge from the opposite hopper, as these two charges pass the spreader on their way to the jaws 4.

This device is intended to be used for planting or replanting and is used in the following manner: The hoppers 1 are filled with grain, or if desired manure or" ferti-. lizer may be placed in one of the hoppers. and the grain in the other, or the device may: be employed for planting corn and peas, one hopper being used for each, as will be under' stood. When it is desired to deposit grain between the growing stalks or in other. places where the corn has been destroyed by crows, etc., the handles 3 are grasped and forced toward one another to swing the sides 2 upon the pivot 6 and spread the jaws 4:, bringing the feed openings 12 beneath the? openings 8 and allowing the contents of; the hoppers 1 to drop in the feed openings 12 and fill the latter. The handles 3are= then separated, drawing the free ends of the; slide bars 11 through the sides 2 until the jaws 4: are brought together to limit this movement, at which time the feed openings 12 will have assumed their positions between the plates 5 and allowed the charges to drop therefrom upon the spreader 19,; which serves to spread and thoroughly mix these charges, after which they may drop to the jaws 4;. The jaws 4: are then pressed into. the ground and the handles 3 pressed togetherto separate the jaws while within the soil, allowing the charge to drop between said jaws and into the opening formed by forc ing the jaws into the ground and spreading them. The handles 3 are then drawn from one another, causing the jaws 4: to again. close, and the device is lifted out of the ground and carried to the next place where the operation is to be repeated. During the of order.

spreading of "the jaws 4: whilewithin the ground, the slide barsill reciprocate between the bottoms 10 and partitions 9of the hop pers 1 and the feed openings 12 are again filled with grain through theopenings 8 of the bottoms 8 and during the drawing apart of the handles 3 to close the jaws 1,.the bars move outwardlyand the charges drop from the feed openingsxl2 tothe bottom ofthe planter, said charges being thoroughly after which. the hoppers may be refilled.

contents of the hoppers l are exhausted, v

It will be apparentthat this device may be i used for various planting. or replanting operations and may be employed for any grain or grains desired. As the parts are of simple formation and operation there ispractically no liability of the device getting out It will also' be seen that this planter may be manufactured and sold at an extremely small expense and will require only a small amount of space when not in 1 use. parts may be manufactured oflight material, making the implement light and easy to handle and manipulate. l 1

. What I claim is:

It willalso be seen that the various 1 i A hand planter comprising'a pair of side pieces, ahopper on the outside of each side piece each having a seed"- outlet into the space between the side pieces, the bottom in each hopper being downwardly inclined to its seed outlet, a pair of rigid plates extend-' ing from above theseed outlets to the bota toms of the side pieces, means securing the plates rigidly to one side piece and pivotally to the other side piece and forming a dis- 7 charge conduit for the seed from both hoppers, valves to regulate the'discharge ofseed from the hoppers-lntothe conduit, and an inclined plate secured to one wall of the conduit in the path of theseed discharged I from one hopper to cause it to mix with the discharge from the other hopper.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to thisspecification in the two subscribing witnesses.

WVitnesses: l v

H. K. BRIGHT, J. K. MARSHALL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner otPatents,

' Washington, D. G.

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